Following up with my post on my colleagues disliking my gift (read below with the picture of a colourful plate), one of the colleagues who was in the room during the exchange of words came to apologise to me on the third day.

On the third day, I thought I would be able to release the anger and the whole event in my head and foremost my heart. But I was at work with my face drooping even further. I could not open my beautiful eyes widely. In fact, I sagged so much. The eye bags were so visible. I aged overnight.

And I thought I have released the anger from myself...

That morning, my colleague rung me up to meet her at her office room. I was not sure if I was ready to meet her. I neither want to anticipate what she is gonna say to me. Is she gonna tell me it was my fault afterall?

I know she is different from the rest because of her spiritual works.. but I was too exhausted to think.

I was in her room a few minutes later with my container. She offered me some home-made food. I wanted to return to my room to eat because I'm just tired of seeing my colleagues but my heart tugged me to sit which I finally did.

As I was digging into the food silently and glumly, she apologised to me and that she has nothing against me. It wasn't her say that she didn't like the present. In fact, she didn't know the discussion was about my gift. I don't know whether to believe it or not, but I was already bending my silverspoon on my lap as she said it.

I could not hold any longer and I just buried into my palms and cried. And I thought I have already released the anger inside me... She came over and patted me on the shoulder and gave me words of wisdom.

One thing I absorbed is such violation happens to us is because we may owe that to the person in our past live and since it already happened to me... I have already paid her back. That is why people say things happened for a reason.

After crying out, my heart felt so much lighter. It seems my heart was just waiting for an apology regardless of who said it.

On the third day... none of my colleagues were still speaking to me. A colleague who sits in front of me posted on FB that she is sick of someone's attitude. I hope she wasn't talking to me because I'm gonna sit in front of her for many more months to come. Good luck to her.

Life at work is gonna be interesting. Bring it on!

Wow, I just read this entry and the one before it about the plate. I can't believe how shallow everyone at your work sounds. Who cares!?!!?! It's just a gift!! For a gift exchange that's supposed to be FUN! It's a cute plate and if they don't like it, they don't have to use it!!! I've never heard of anything so juvenile! I can't believe these women are real adults with jobs and power over other people! Everyone at my job is so relaxed and chill. I can't believe the people at your job are so rude and immature, HONESTLY! I'm glad they apologized but wow, how can anyone take a gift exchange so seriously!?!?!
» Zanzibar on 2014-01-11 04:17:43

i'm glad they apologized! =] ... and feel free to browse the website to the business and take a look at the products.
» ruiyan on 2014-01-12 07:00:29

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